Redraw press



Nov. 10, 1942. z. P. CANDEE EIAL 2,301,682

' REDRAW-PRESS Original Filed April 1Q, 1937 10 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS' Zena: R Cafidee By Jesse B-Bunta'n,

ATTORNE Nov. 10, 1942.

REDRAW PRES S Original Filed April 10, 1957 Z. P. CANDEE ETAL 10 Sheets-Sheet 2 J Qw 1 i gig? sa I IN VENT 0R 7 Zena: P Candee Jesse B.Burlon.

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REDRAW PRESS Original Filed April 10, 1937 10 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS N 2 2 Zenza-JE'Candze 0 Jesse B-Burlon. N BY fi o a ATTORNEY 10 Sheets-Sheet 6 REDRAW PRESS 2. P. CANDEE ETAL Original Filed April 10, 1957 8 G w 2 5 I t I m H 0 u M H U PJI m llHfi 0. 0 a 9 m n L 3 4 m r 2d k 77 l I I I l I I II Nov. 10, 1942.

Nov. 10, 1942. z. P. CANDEE ETAL 2,301,682

REDRAW PRES S Original Filed April 10. 1937 10 Sheets-Sheet 7 Zena: PCznie BY Jesse 8.814 rz ATTORNEY Nov.10, 1942. z -P ANDEE ETAL 2,301,682

REDRAW PRESS Original Filed April 10, 1937 10 Sheets-Sheet 8 INVENTORS Z enas 7? Cazzlee Jesse B.Burton.

A TTORNEY 5 Nov. 10, 1942. z. P. CANDEE ETAL REDRAW PRES 5 Original Filed April 10. 1957 10 Sheets-Sheet 9 IN VENT 0R3 Zems F? Grnaee Jesse BBu'r-mz- A ORNEY Nov. 10, 1942. z. P. CANDEE' ETAL REDRAW PRES S Original Filed April 10, 193? 10 Sheets-Sheet 10 uvvzmoxs I ZewRGzndee JesscBB u rton 379 9 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 10, 1942 REDRAW PRESS Zenas P. Candee and Jesse B. Burton, Waterbury, Conn., assignors to The Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Machine Company, Waterbury, Conn, a corporation of Connecticut Application April 10, 1937, Serial No. 136,164 Renewed April 15, 1940 21' Claims.

This invention relates to drawing presses, and more particularly to a multi-step redrawing press adapted to draw a shell from a preformed cup by a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies-the product being automatically transferred successively from one punch and die set to the next, whereby a constant stream of completed shells will flow from the machine when it is in operation.

The redraw press of the present invention is especially adapted for producing a seamless cupshaped cylindrical shell having relatively thin metal walls for use in the manufacture of cans to contain such commodities as soup, vegetables, beer, or the like. Due to the comparatively large size of such cans and the large number of operations required in their manufacture, a redraw press built in accordance with the usual machine design practice would necessarily be massive in structure, and would require an extremely heavy frame-work and numerous tie rods for the machine bed. Such a redraw press would be cumbersome and heavy, inconvenient to efliciently operate, substantially prohibitive in cost, and expensive to operate and repair.

In accordance with the present invention, the above and other disadvantages have been avoided.

One object of this invention is to provide an improved redraw press of the above nature operating on the multi-step principle.

Another object is to construct such a press with a plurality of replaceable frame units which may be selectively combined to produce various articles of similar form, requiring a variable number of operations, depending upon the particular form and material of the product desired.

Still another object is to provide a multiple unit redraw press of the above nature in which each unit includes a plurality of sets of punches and dies, all of which are operated with the same length of stroke from a common drive mechanism.

A further object is to provide a redraw press of the above nature having means operated by the common drive for transferring the products from station to station.

A further object is to provide a stepped re draw press of the above nature having a set of sliding transfer members located on different levels and a different mechanism for obtaining a straight feed of the products through another unit.

A further object is to provide an automatic safety mechanism for preventing injury to the punch or imperfect formation of a product, said safety mechanism being associated with the transfer mechanism- A still further object is to provide a redraw press of the above nature which will be relatively simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and operate, easy to manipulate, compact, and very eflicient and durable in use.

With the above and other objects in view, there have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings two forms in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a redraw press embodying the features of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a left-hand side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a right-hand side view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 5 is a View showing the appearance of thJe products from the different punches and dies arranged in accordance with the sequence of the operations performed at the various stations of the redraw press.

Fig. 6 is a view in vertical section of the punches and dies used with the press, taken generally on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the second punch of the first unit, taken generally on the line 'l-'I of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the upper part of the third unit, taken generally on the line 88 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view of the lower part of the third unit, taken generally on the line 9-9 of Fig. 1Fig. 9 being substantially a continuation of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is an end view of the common product transfer mechanism and its drive-one of the frame members being omitted to show the construction thereof.

Fig. 11 is a front view of the transfer mechanism shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken generally on the line l2 of Fig. 1, looking downwardly.

Fig. 13 is a similar fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken generally on the line 13 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 14 is a similar fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken generally on the line l4|4 of Fig. 1, and showing a plan view of the straight line transfer mechanism.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged end view, partly in machine in case of accidental breakage of a section, of the step down transfer mechanism,

Fig. 18 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the stripper mechanism, taken on the line l8i8 of Fig. '7, looking downwardly.

Fig. 19 is an enlarged top plan view of modified forms of die block and pusher bar;

Fig. 20 is a side view of two sets of the modified blocks and pusher bars, the upper set being shown in section.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the machine or press herein illustrated is adapted to redraw,

form, and trim a preformed metal cup Ill (see Fig. 6) in successive operations by means of a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies arranged in a line.

Each set of punches and dies constitutes a station and nine of such stations are provided. The products produced at the successive stations are clearly shown in Fig. 5, being indicated by the numerals ii t it, respectively, the last product being the completed shell I9.

At each of the first six stations, drawing operations are performed to elongate the metal cup In and to reduce its diameter and wall thickness. At the sixth station the product IE will have a narrow enlarged annular rim 25 left at the open top thereof which was not acted upon by the punch and die at this station. At the seventh station the product i? will be shaped accurately to size, and the closed bottom is squared, as is also the shoulder between the rim 2!] and the body of said product. At the eighth station the center of the closed bottom of the product It is offset inwardly, as illustrated at 2 l, and at the ninth or last tation, the open rim 2B is severed and blown out of the machine by compressed air in one direction, while the completed shell is is directed out of the machine in another direction.

The operations just described are adapted to be performed by the successive action of the sets of punches and dies, all of which are vertically reciprocated by suitable common driving mechanism to be described later.

The punches of the press, as herein illustrated, are arranged in three groups or units.

products l E, E2 and I3 (Fig. are given a shorter stroke than those of the other two units, which have the same length of stroke. As shown in The first three punches (the first unit) which form the Fig. 6, the sets of punches and dies of the first and second groups or units which include stations No, 1 to No. 5, inclusive, are regularly stepped downwardly and the product formed by each punch is forced downwardly through the coopcrating die and stripped therefrom in such a Machine drive The motor 22 is connected by a belt or chain 23 to a pulley 24 secured to a horizontal clutch-shaft 2 3, having a clutch 26 (see Figs. 3, 4, and 8), which connects it with a pinion 21 which meshes with a gear 23 secured on a horizontal back-shaft 29. The clutch shaft is journaled in brackets 39 and the back shaft 29 is journaled in brackets 3i, said brackets being secured to frames at the rear of the machine.

The motor 22 is supported upon a bracket 32 (Fig. 2) which is pivoted at 33 to one of the frames, whereby it may be adjusted to control the tightness of the belt 23 by means of a turnbuckle 34 secured to the outer end of said bracket 32. Pinions 35 are secured on each end of the back-shaft (see Fig. 1), and said pinions 35 mesh with a pair of large gears 323 secured upon the ends of a horizontal crank shaft 3'! (Figs. 2, 3 and 7). A spiral gear 353 is secured on one end of the crank-shaft Si and meshes with another spiral gear 33 secured to the upper end of a vertical shaft to adapted to drive the product transfer mechanism. By means of the above construction, it will be seen that the entire driving mechanism may be readily controlled by the clutch 26 and all of the parts thereof are conveniently accessible for assembly, adjustment, or repair.

Machine assembly In order to support the three. units or groups of cooperating punches and dies, provision is made of a plurality of generally similar upright parallel spaced-apart frames or standards iii5, inclusive (five in this instance), see Fig. l. The spaced-apart frames M and 42 provide a space for the vertical shaft ii] and the associated transfer mechanisms. The crank-shaft at is journaled in frames d2, 43, 54 and d5its left-hand crank portion at being disposed between the frames 42 and ii-3 for operating the first redrawing unit. The second crank portion M of the crank shaft 3? is disposed between the frames 43 and M for operating the second redrawing unit. Similarly, a third crank portion d8 of the crank-shaft 37 is disposed between frames M and 45 and operates the third redrawing unit. a

The frames 4i and :52 are separably tied together by upper and lower horizontal cross-beams t9 and 58 (Fig. 1), which are both provided with suitable bearings 52! for the vertical shaft 4 The pairs of frames 32 and $3; 23 and it; M and 4 5 are separably tied together at their upper portions by identically shaped cross-beams 52. All of the frames are separably tied together at the bottom by a single cross-bar 53 extending the entire length of the machine, in addition to a. one-piece bed plate 54. Each of the above mentioned frames rests upon a foot piece 55 which may be secured to the floor or other support.

The frames or standards ll-45, inclusive, are generally identical in form, preferably being cast from the same pattern and differing only in minor details, such as the location and number of screw or bolt holes required for association with the brackets and other parts of the machine.

By means of the above identical construction of the frames and cross-beams, the machine may be enlarged whenever it is desired to form more units, or, if less units are required, one or more of said frames may be omitted without requiring the construction of expensive special machine frames for such purposes. This construction facilitates the manufacture of redraw presses of various sizes and enables the larger sizes of such presses to be easily handled and assembled by units.

As shown in Fig. 2, each of the vertical standards 4I-45 has a forwardly extending downwardly directed overhanging shoulder or shelf 56 at its upper end and a forwardly extending upwardly directed shoulder or shelf 51 adjacent its base. The single bed plate 54 rests on and is secured to said lower shelves 51 as by bolts not shown.

In order to form supports for the dies, the bed Y plate 54 supports a'bolster, herein shown as comprising upper and lower sections 58 and 59, respectively, as best illustrated in Fig. 6. The upper section 58 is stepped in form, while the lower section 59 is straight-line in form. Each step of the upper bolster section 58 is provided with a die block supporting surface 60, and the lower bolster section 59 is provided with a plurality of spaced apart transversely extending die block seats 6|.

Separate die blocks 62-66, inclusive, are provided and are mounted upon the stepped surfaces 60 of the upper bolster section 58, respectively; and separate die blocks 61-16, inclusive, are provided and are mounted one on each of the seats 6| provided in the lower straight-line bolster section 59.

The crank portions 46, 41 and 48 are respectively connected to reciprocating gates I I, I2 and I3 by connecting bars I4, I and I6. The first gate II supports and actuates three punches II,

I8 and I9, which are in stepped arrangement to correspond and cooperate respectively with the first group of three dies 80, ill and 82 held respectively in the die blocks 62, 63 and 84. The

second gate I2 supports and actuates three punches 83, 84 and 85 which are arranged in stepped relation to correspond and cooperate respectively with the second group of three dies 86, 81 and 88 held respectively in the die blocks 65,

66 and 67. The third gate I3 also supports and 1 actuates three punches 89, 60 and 9! which are in straight-line arrangement to correspond and cooperate respectively with the third group of dies 92, 93 and 84 held respectively in the die blocks 68, 69 and I0.

Due to the above arrangement, on each stroke of the press caused by one revolution of the crank shaft 31, one product will be drawn or otherwise acted upon by each of the cooperating punches and dies as shown in Fig. 5, and a completed shell I9 will be delivered from the machine into a delivery chute 95. The gates l1, l2 and I3 are each secured to and supported upon a pair of spaced apart vertical rods or posts 68 and 91 (see Figs. 1, 7, 9 and 12) which move with the respective gates as they are reciprocated by the respective crank portions 46, 4'! and 48 when the crank-shaft 31 is rotated. Each pair of posts 96 and 97 is slidably mounted in a guide bracket 98 which is secured to a horizontal center tie beam 99 secured to and extending between the frames of each press unit, as shown in Figs. 9 and 12.

Each of the punches I1, I8, I9, 83, 84 and is in the form of a sleeve (see Fig. 6) through which a connecting rod I00 extends upwardly, and said rod also extends up through a punch holder block IOI which is secured to the respective gate by bolts I02. Lock nuts I03 and I04 adjustably secure the rods I00 to the punch holders IN. The punch holders I III are arranged on the respective gates II and I2 so as to successively step the punches 'I'I, I8, I9, 83, 84 and 85 downwardly in agreement with the stepped arrangement of the dies 80, 8|, 82, 86, 81 and 88, respectively. At the lower end of each rod I00, provision is made of a nut I05 having a beveled head I06 engaging the lower end of the respective punch to hold the same upon the rod I00 and to clamp the upper end of said punch against a shoulder I01 formed on the rod.

The punches 89 and of the third unit are each connected to punch holding blocks I08 which are adjustably secured to the gate I3 by bolts I09, and the punch 9| is connected to a lock IIO which is similarly adjustably secured to the gate I3. Punches 89 and 9| are tubular, and each has a rod III passing upwardly therethrough and threaded into the respective blocks I 08 and I I 0. A bevel headed nut I I2 clamps each of the respective sleeve-like punches 89 and SI against a shoulder I I3 formed on the rods III.

The punch 60 is secured to the block I08 by a bolt H4 which draws it upwardly against a depending stud II5 secured to the block I08. The punch 90 is provided with a suitable bottom contour which, in cooperation with the die 93, forms the desired bottom shape 2] for the product. The block H0 is provided with a pair of guide posts II 6, shown in Figs. 6 and 14, which cooperate with bushings II'I provided in the die block I0 to insure accuracy in alinement of the punch 9| with the die 94.

Accessibility to dies and products In order to permit the dies 80, Ill, 82, 86 and 81 to be readily removed, the die blocks 62-66 are provided with front openings II8 (see Figs. 1, '7 and 13), through which the die holding plates II9 may be readily removed from said blocks, the plates II9 being each held in place by collared bolts I20. A manually engageable handle or knob I 2| is provided on the front of each plate I I9 by means of which said plate may be conveniently inserted or removed from the die block (see Figs. 1, 6, 7, 19 and 20). Each of the dies 80, BI, 82, 86 and 81 is in the form of a disc and rests in a depression formed in its respective die holding plate II9. Vertical front and rear spaced flanges I22 and I23 respectively are formed on each of the die blocks and overlie the dies to hold them against vertical removal from the plates II 9 when they are inserted within said blocks.

Access to theproducts II, I2, I3, I4 and I5 formed by the dies 80, BI, 82, 86 and 81 respectively is provided, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, by means of an opening I24 in the front flange I22 of each die block 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66, which extends backwardly beneath the preceding die holding plate H9. The openings I24 are covered by a removable plate I25 secured thereto by bolts I26. The removal of any one of the plates I25 allows convenient access to the space below the preceding die for the removal of products which'may be distorted or stuck therein, it being understood: that the productsformed at each station will be forced downwardly through the die onto the upper surface of the next succeeding die block below it. The die holding plates H9 are shown herein as resting upon and between the flanges I22 and I23 of the next succeeding die block and directly over the cover plates I 25.

In order to permit thedies B8, 92, 93 and 94 of the straight line section of the press and their corresponding die blocks 61, 68, 69 and 10, inclusive, to be readily removed (see Figs. 1, 6 and 14), sockets I21 are formedin the lower bolster section 59, through which sockets said dies and die blocks may be slid onto the respective die block seats 6|.v The die blocks 61-10 are secured in place by bolts I28 extending down wardly into the bolster section 59, and the removal of these bolts permits the forward removal of said die blocks.

Means, for stripping products from punches The means whereby the various products are stripped from the punches 11, 18, 19, 83 and 84 is most clearly shown in Fig. 18. For this purpose,- provision is made of a split ring I29 (herein shown as being split into four parts), having a circular sinuous spring I30 surrounding the same (see Fig; 18). The spring I30 is tensioned to constantly urge the parts of the ring I29 together whereby the opening therein will decrease in diameter after a product has been pushed through the same by the respective punch. The closing together of the parts of the ring I29 will cause it to be engaged by the upper edge of. the product when the punch rises during its upward stroke, whereby the product will be held beneath said ring I29. The stripping action of the ring I2!) is assisted by an auxiliary compressed-air apparatus consisting of a pipe I3! (see Fig. 3) leading from a suitable source of compressed air to suitable valves I32 mounted on the gates H and 12, one valve being provided for each of the punches 11, 1B, 19, 83 and 8 From each valve a pipe I33 leads to the respective punch holding block IIII.

In order to direct a blast of compressed air downwardly against the bottom of each of the products to assist in forcing it from the respective punch, each of the punch connecting rods IIII) is provided with a vertical bore I34 (see Fig. '7) through which the air may flow. Each valve I32 is provided with an inclined actuating finger I35 which is engaged by an arm I36 extending rearwardly from a depending supporting arm I31 fixedly secured to a cross-bar I38 fastened to and extending between elongated supporting rods I39 extending upwardly from the base of each frame 42', 43 and 44' to its overhanging shelf 56; The arrangement is such that at each upward stroke of the punches, the valves I32 will be opened whereby compressed air will impinge with considerable force upon the product and assist the stripper ring product from its punch without distorting the product.

The products are stripped from the punches 35, 89 and 90 and the scrap rim 20 of the completed product from the punch SI by means of stripper rings IIIII (see Figs. 9 and 14), which aremounted on and extend forwardly from the vertical holders MI. The holders I4I are mounted for vertical sliding movement under the upwardurge of a coiled spring I Ha in a verti- I29 in removing said cally disposed frame I 12, and said holders III are shown in full lines in Fig, 9in their lowermost positions under pressure of the gate 13, the-uppermost position of said rings Mil being shown in dotted lines.

The products IE5, I1 and I8 formed by the punches 85, 83 and 98 are removed upwardly from the diesby kncck out rods I43 (see Figs. 1, 6 and 9), each of which rods are carried by and upon the end of an arm Md. Each of the arms I i l is rigidly mounted upon a rock-shaft I45 which extends to the right-hand side of the press and has a crank arm I46 secured thereto at its outer end. The free end I41 of the crank arm I45 is connected by a suitable upwardly extending link mechanism I 38 (see Fig. 3) to a bell crank I 13 pivoted to the adjacent frame 45 at I53. One arm I51] of the bell crank I49 carries a roller I5I which is constantly urged into engagement with a cam I52, as by gravity acting on the parts connected thereto. The cam I52 is secured to the'crank shaft 31 adjacent the gear 36 by a key I5 3. The cam I52 is timed to rock the shaft I45 through the above mecha- The knock-out rods I43 are guided by flanged bushings I55 secured to the underside of the bed plate 54 by bolts I56.

No knock-out or ejector is necessary to remove the completed shell formed by the cut-off punch 9| and die 94, as said shell will drop through the die block 1EI-by gravity into the delivery chute 95. After being stripped from the punch 91, the rim of scrap 2B is blown from the machine into a scrap chute I51 by a stream of compressed-air directed thereagaints by a nozzle I58. The nozzle I58 is mounted on an arm I59 extending outwardly from the rod I33 associated with the frame 45. A tube or pipe I63 connects the nozzle I58 to a valve I6I which in turn is connected to a source of compressed air supply by a pipe I62. An actuating finger I63 provided for the valve IIiI is adapted to be engaged'by a finger I64 extending from the gate 13 to open the valve when the gate is raised.

Product holding-down and supporting sleeves The mechanism for holding down and supporting the products at each of the drawing stations I-fi, inclusive, while the respective punches 11, 18, 19, 83, 84 and 85 are operating thereon during their downward strokes, includes a plurality of sleeves I65-I1II, inclusive. Each of the sleeves I65 to I11! is fitted to freely slide upon the corresponding punch and is of the proper outside diameter to enter into the product received and the next preceding punch except in the case of the first sleeve I65 which, of course, enters the cup IE3. Each sleeve has an exteriorly threaded upper end portion I1I whereby it is secured to a horizontal plate-like sleeve holder I12--being secured thereto by a threaded lock ring I13'(see Figs. 1, 6, '1 and 12).

The plates or sleeve holders I12 are each secured to the ends of a pair of rods I14 which extend upwardly therefrom through suitable openings in the punch holding blocks and gates and are connected to yokes I15 (common for each unit) and which surround the respective gate connecting bars 14 and 15 of the first two units. Each yoke I15 is slidingly mounted upon ways I16 formed on brackets I11, one of which extends forwardly from each of the frames 42, 43 and I I-the yokes I15 extending between adjacent frames. Each of the yokes I15 is connected to a cross-arm I18 by a link I19 (see Figs. 7 and 8), and each arm I18 is clamped to a rockshaft I80, as by bolts. Rocking movement is imparted to the shaft I80 to move the sleeves I 65-I10 downwardly in proper time relation with respect to the stroke of the punches 11, 18, 19, 83, 84 and 85 by means of a roller I8I carried by at least one of the arms I18. The roller I 8| rides upon a cam I82 mounted on the crank-shaft 31 and causes the respective sleeves to engage and enter the cup or product received from the next preceding station holding it in alinement with its corresponding punch and die, and supporting it while said punch is forcing it through its cooperating die. As shown in Fig. 6, the sleeves I65-I10 are arranged in stepped down relation to agree with the stepped arrangement of the punches and dies.

In order to raise the sleeves I65-I'I0 in proper timed relation with the machine operation, provision is made of another cam I83 also mounted upon the crank-shaft 31 (see Fig. 8), and acting upon a roller I84 carried by an arm I85 also secured to and extending from the rock-shaft I80. Coiled springs I86 are secured at one end to an arm I86a forming a rearward extension of the arms I18, and at the other end I81 to an adjacent frame to constantly urge the roller I84 against the cam I83. The cam I83 acts to raise the sleeves I65-I10 sufficiently to permit the placement of the cup or product from the next preceding punch and die under the punch at each station. The cams I82 and I83 are also in timed relation to permit the sleeves to be abruptly moved downwardly in advance of the downward stroke of the punch and to hold the products in place while the punch acts. The cam I83 serves to raise the sleeve as soon as the punches have completed their strokes.

For the purpose of balancing the action of the arms I18 through the links I19 (Figs. 7 and 8), provision is made of four of such arms I18, one being disposed on each side of each of the connecting bars 14 and 15. Four cams I82 are also provided to act upon the rollers I8I carried by the arms I18said cams being disposed one on each side of the connecting bars 14 and 15. This arrangement insures smooth action on the part of the sleeves I65-I'I0, prevents cramping of the yokes I15 on the ways I16, and distributes the twisting strains upon the shaft I80.

Control mechanism reciprocate the punches, and drive the cam I52 (Fig. 2) which actuates theiknock-out rods I43 and the cams I82 and I83 (Figs. '1 and 8) which control the cam-holding sleeves I65-I10.

The clutch 26 is adapted to be manually actuated by a depending clutch lever I88 (see Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 8), which is connected at its upper end to the front end of a cross-shaft I89, journaled in a bracket I90, mounted upon cross-bars I9I and I92 extending between and mounted on the upper surface of theframes 44 and 45.

A short downwardly extending arm I93 secured to the rear end of the cross-shaft I80 is slidably connected by an arm I94 to a vertical shaft I95.

A pair of parallel clutch shifting arms I96 and I91 (Fig. 8) are secured to the rockable shaft I95 and operably engage the slidable part of the clutch 26 to shift the same into and out of clutching engagement with the clutch part connected to the pinion 21 when the shaft I95 is rocked. At the same time a brake band I08 is tightened about a drum I99 formed on the outside casing of the clutch 26 to stop its rotation and through it the rotation of the parts driven thereby. A pair of brackets 200 and NI (Fig. 8) extend rearwardly from the frame 44 to support the vertical shaft I95, and another bracket 202 secured to said frame 44 and extending to midway between said frames 44 and 45 supports the brake band I98 and its actuating mechanism.

Product transfer and feeding mechanism Referring particularly to Fig. 12, provision is made of a feed chute 203 containing a plurality of cups I0-being adapted to restagainst a front Wall 204 below a flange 205 extending rearwardly over an edge of the cup, which is disposed beneath it.

In order to transfer the products from beneath the die at one station to a position in alinement with the holding sleeve, punch, and die of the next succeeding station, provision is made of a plurality of longitudinally movable product pushers 206-2I0, inclusive (see Figs. 6, 10, 11 and 15). The pushers 206-2I0 are arranged one above the other, each being in alinement with the upper surfaces of respective die blocks along which the products are to be moved.

I The outer end of each of the product pushers is frictionally clamped against a common pusher slide 2| I by clamp plates 2I2 through which extend stud bolts 2I3 screwed into the slide 2| I (see Fig. 15). Lock nuts 2I4 are provided to hold the plates 2I2 in abutment with the bolts 2I3, and

' springs 2| 5 are provided between the nuts 2I4 and the plates 2I2 to yieldingly press the plates 2I2 upon the ends of the pushers, whereby any pusher may slip in case the product being pushed thereby becomes accidentally stuck and not readily moved. The slide 2I I is guided at its top and bottom edges in ways 2| 6 and 2I1 (Fig. 10) formed respectively at the upper and lower portions of a bracket 2 I8 mounted upon the front of the frame 4| (see Figs. 10, 11 and 12). The slide 2 is moved in timed relation with the stroke of the punches by means of horizontal links 2I8a connecting said slide to a pair of spaced apart arms 2I9 pivoted at 220 to brackets 22I secured upon the inside surface of the frame 4i (see Fig. 12).

Each arm 2I9 is provided with a pair 'of opposed spaced apart bowed portions 222 and 223 having rollers 224 and 225 respectively mounted thereon. These rollers respectively engage and ride upon the surface of a pair of plate cams 226 and 221 secured to and rotatable with the vertical shaft 40 (see Fig. 10). Each cam 228 is designed to move the slide 2H and with it the pushers 206-2I0 in the direction to cause them to move the products I I-I5, inclusive, in unison from one station to the next succeeding one, it being understood, of course, that the products will first have been stripped from the respective punches. Each cam 221 is shaped to return or retract the pushers into a position to again engage the respective 'products (see Fig. 6).

As clearly shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the products II-I5, when being moved by the pushers 206-2I0 respectively, are guided at their sides by guide plates 228 and 229their movement being limited by locating stops 236 and 23!. The stops 236 and 23! are secured to the plates 226 and 229 which in turn are removably secured to the adjacent side flanges I22 and 123 of each die block by screws 232.

Tim forward ends of the pushers 261 to 2111 are guided in a slot 233 formed in the front wall 234 of each of the die blocks 63-66 respectively (see Figs. 6 and 13), the front end of the pusher 246 being guided by a slot 235 formed in the cup feed chute 263 (see Fig. 12). The guide plates 228 and 223, which are adjacent the feed chute 263, form a continuation of the product path provided by a side opening 236 formed in said chute.

The products!6-!8 inclusive are transferred to the successive stations of the last unit of the redraw press after being ejected from the dies 88, 92 and 93 by the knock-out rods !43, associated therewith, by means of three double armed. product-embracing fingers 231 (Figs. 9, 14 and 16). Each of the fingers 231 is clamped to a shift bar 238 by aplate 238 and bolts 246, and at its forward end is bifurcated at 231a to form curved sides to embrace the product. The fingers 231 V are each provided with vertically spaced apart portions 24! and 242 so as to engage the product at spaced apart points and thus prevent tilting of the product as it is moved from one station to the next. The fingers 231 are given an intermittent sliding movement by a straight-line movement of the shift bar 238 to transfer the products in a straight line along a guide plate 211. The fingers 231 are then moved back into their initial positions by means of a forward and rearward transverse movement of the bar 238 to carry the fingers 231 into and out of product embracing positions. The resultant curved path through which the fingers 231 move when returning to their initial position is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 14, wherein the fingers 231 are shown in full lines at the completion of their product transferring movement.

The shift bar 238 is given its straight line lengthwise movement by means of an elongated rod 243 connected to said bar by a pin 244 (Figs. 11, 13, 14 and 15). The rod 243 is connected at its other end to the end of an arm 245 and passes through a block 246 secured in the end of the arm 245, which is connected to theblock 246 by means of nuts 241 screwed on the outer end of the rod 243. A spring-pressed pin 248 is also mounted in the block 246, extends through the same, and at its lower end releasably fits into a notch 249 formed at the end'of the rod 243 adjacent the block 246. A spring 243a is coiled about the rod 243 and reacts against the block 246 and the end of the bar 238 to maintain the parts in operating position.

The arm 245, which is similar to the bowed arm 2 9, is provided with spaced apart opposing bowed portions 250 and 25! having rollers 252 and 253 respectively mounted thereon (see Fig. 13). There rollers respectively engage and ride upon the surfaces of cams 254 and 255, the surfaces of which are identical in shape with the cam surfaces of cams 226 and-221 respectively. The arm 245 is pivoted at 25500 a bracket 251 secured to the inside surface of the frame 4! and spaced below the bracket 22! (see Fig. .10). The cams 254 and 255 are secured to and rotatable with the vertical transfer shaft 46. The cam 254 is formed to move the fingers 231 from one station to the next succeeding one by shifting the bar 238 through the connection constituted by the arm 245, block 246, and the spring pressed pin 248.

The cam 255, on the contrary, returns the fingers to their initial position for engagement with the products as theyare ejected and stripped from the preceding punches.

The transverse movement for the bar 233 is obtained by the rocking movement of bell-cranks 253 and 259 (see Fig. '14), which are pivoted by pins 26!) and 26! upon spaced apart brackets 282 secured to the front of the lower bolster section 59 (see Figs. 9 and 14).. One arm 263 of each of the bell-cranks 258 and 253 is connected to one of a-pair of blocks 264 on which the bar 238 is slidably mounted and by which it is supported from the brackets 262. The other .arm 265 of each of the bell-cranks is connected to a rod 266 which is connected at 251 to another rod 263. The rod 268 (see Figs. 10, 13 and 15) is connected to one arm 263 of a lever 215 pivoted at 21! to a bracket 212 mounted on the frame M. The other arm 213 of the lever 216 has a roller 214 thereon, which roller is arranged to follow a cam groove 215 formed in a cam 216 secured to and rotatable with the vertical shaft 46. The cam 216 is timed to actuate the fingers 231 in cooperation with the cams 254 and 255 to obtain the resultant movements thereof, as above described.

The products !6, !1 and 88 after being ejected, and when engaged by the fingers 231, are guided from one station to the next succeeding one along the lower bolster section 59 by a vertically disposed elongated plate 211 (see Figs. 14 and 16) which is supported upon the frame portion E42 by bolts 218, which extend through said frame portion. A small coiled spring 219 adjacent each bolt 218 reacts between the plate 211 and the frame portion E42 to urge the plate forwardly (Fig. 16). The forward movement of the plate 211 is limited by nuts 286 screwed on the outer ends of the bolts 213. The nuts 236 rest against the upper ends of rocking lever arms 28% which are secured to a horizontal shaft 282. A forwardly directed slide bar 283 mounted at the end of'the bolster section 53 is connected to an arm284, see Figs. 3 and 16, which arm is'secured' Safety control to stop machine The machine is adapted to be instantly stopped in case a jam should'occur due tomutilated or cramped products being formed at any station of the machine, and the means for so stopping the machine includes an elongated rod 281 (see Figs. 1, 10, 11 and 17)said rod being connected to the lower end of the'clutch lever 68 in which it is rotatively mounted 'by a bushing 286 pivoted to the lever !88. A releasing knob 289 is secured upon the end of'the rod 281 adjacent the bushing 233. A spring 29!! extending peripherally about the rod 231 and disposed in a groove 29! provided in the bushing 288is connected at one end to a pin 232 on'the rod 281 and at the other end to a pin 233 in the bushing 288. The spring 236 is tensioned to maintain the knob 283 and the bushing288 normally in such a position that a catch member 294 secured upon the other end of the rod 281 will be engaged by a retractable detent 295 to hold the clutch lever I88 against movement in a clutch releasing direction under the urge of a spring 299 acting on the arm I93 (see Figs. 4 and 8).

The retractable detent 295 overlies the end of the catch member 294 when the clutch 26 is in machine-operating or closed position, and said detent is adapted to pass through a notch 29'! formed in the end of the catch member 294 when the latter is rotated by the knob 289 against the tension of the spring 299. This will permit the rod 281 to slide under the action of the spring 296 and swing the clutch lever I88 to open the clutch 26 and tighten the brake band I98 about the drum I 99 to suddenly stop the machine. The detent 295 is normally maintained in the path of the catch member 294 by a spring 298 coiled about a rod 299 secured to and'extending from the detent 295 rearwardly toward and through spaced apart lugs 399 and 392 formed on a bracket 39! secured to and extending forwardly from the bracket 219 which supports the catch member 294 at the end of the rod 281. The rear end 393 of the rod 299 extends beyond the lug 392 and is straddled by the bifurcated end of an arm 394 secured to a vertical rock shaft 395. The arm 394, when rocked by the shaft 395 in one direction, engages a nut 396 threadingly adjustable on the end 393 of the rod 299 to retract the rod and draw the detent 295 out of the path of the catch member 294. The shaft 395 is journaled at its upper end in the bracket 39! and at its lower end in a bracket 39'! secured to the bracket 2l8.

When a product disposed in the path of any one of the pushers 296-2l9, inclusive, becomes stuck, due to being distorted, or if for any other reason it is prevented from being moved by the pusher, the clamped rear end of the respective pusherwhich is being held by the product will A slip through the friction holding means constituted by the spring-pressed plate H2 and the parts associated therewith, and will remain in this protruding position by friction (as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11), when the slide 2 with all of the pushers is retracted by the cam 221. The rearwardly protruding pusher will then engage the corresponding one of a series of trip fingers 398-3| 2 which are secured to the rock shaft 395 with their free ends disposed in line with the path of the rearward movement of the pushers 296-2l9 respectively. Consequently, the protruding finger will rock the shaft 395 and withdraw the detent 295 as above described, resulting in the sudden automatic stopping of the machine.

In order to stop the machine in the event that interference is experienced in transferring products between the stations 6-9, inclusive, of the straight line section of the machine, provision is made of afinger 3E3 secured on the rock shaft 395 and disposed in the path of an arm 3M extending upwardly from an elongated partially tubular trip lever 3l5 pivoted at each end to the bracket 391 on pivot points 3l6. The trip lever 3|5 has a forwardly extending plate-like portion 3|! (Fig. 15) which rides on the top of the spring pressed pin 243. The arrangement is such that when the attempted movement of a product by the fingers 23! is interfered with, the lower end of the pin 248 will be forced out of the notch 249 in the end of the rod 243, and will cause the trip lever 3 l to be rocked, which in turn, through the arm 3H5, will rock the shaft 305 to withdraw the detent 295. These parts will be automatically restored to their normal operating position by the spring 243a which will slide the rod 243 and permit the pin 248 to snap into the notch 249, thus releasing the trip lever 3l5.

In order to provide means to carry away chips, dirt and lubricant, and to insure a more accurate positioning of the products at the various stations, the modified form of die block and pusher bar shown in Figs. 19 and 20 will in some instances be preferable for use instead of that previously described. In this form, the die blocks 329 are provided with a series of raised parallel rectangular pad 32l arranged in two separated rows at,

one end upon the upper surface beneath the preceding die and upon which the product therefrom rests after it has been forced through said preceding die. Recesses 322 are provided between the pads 32! to permit the chips, dirt, etc. to be readily carried away by the'lubricant and escape through openings 323 in the base of said die block 329, whereby the upper surface of the pads 32! upon which the product is disposed will be kept clean.

In association with th modified die blocks 329, a modified form of pusher bar is also provided having a forked member 324 secured upon the end of a horizontal rod 325 which in turn is connected to a fiat bar 326 held in position by the clamp plates 212 and the slide 2| I as in the previous form. The forked members 324 are adapted to engage the product at each side thereof, and each One is of substantially the same height as the product at the respective station. The rod 325 is guided by passing through a block 32! se cured to the end of the die block 329.

When the product has been pushed to the right by the forked member 324 into alinement with the next punch and die, it Will engage a pair of stop blocks 328 and 329 and be held firmly thereagainst by lateral spring actuated headed fingers 339 and 33l. The fingers 339 and 33! are pivoted at 332 and are acted upon by a pair of opposed plungers 333 which are urged inwardly by coiled springs 334. The fingers 339 and 33l serve to frictionally hold th product in proper position and prevent any tendency for said product to return to the left with the forked member 324 when the latter is retracted, due to possible adherence of the product to the forked member caused by sticky lubricant.

Operation In operation, the blanks or cups l9 will be fed to the machine down the inclined feed chut 293 by gravity, the lower cup being located in front of the upper pusher 296, whereby it will be moved under the first punch 11 to be drawn thereby through the die 89 at the first stroke of the machine. The product I i drawn by the first punch H and die 89 will be then disposed below th first die 89 resting upon the upper surface of the second die block 63 between the guide plates 228 and 229 and in the path of the second pusher 297 (see Fig. 13)

On the second stroke of the machine, the pusher 291 will move the product H beneath the second punch 18 so that it will be forced thereby through the second die 8|. On the next stroke of the machine, the pusher 293 moves the product [2 beneath the third punch 19 along the top face of the third die block 64 and between the guide plates 228 and 229 associated therewith. On the next stroke of the machine the product I3 will be moved by the pusher 299 to a position between the fourth punch 83 and die 86 along the upper surface of the fourth die block 65. The product of said I4 is then engaged by the fifth pusher 2H) and moved beneath the fifth punch 84 to be forced thereby through the die 8'! upon the upper surface of the lower bolster section 59 in front of the guide plate 211.

It will be understood that the can holding sleeves 654,69 will enter the products drawn by the respective punches it, i8, i9, 83 and 8t be fore the next succeeding punch acts thereon, and said products will be held securely in position by said sleeves during the punching operation. During thepu'shing operations'the products will be limited in their movements and stopped in'position beneath the respective punches by the stop plates 230 and 23! (Fig.'13 If any product, due to its becoming accidentally distorted or otherwise damaged, should become stuck in the machine, the corresponding pusher ESE-2E8 will slip at its connection with the'slide 2| i (Fig. 11), and upon its return stroke, will engage one of the trip fingers 3084; I 2 disposed in its path, and cause rotation of the vertical shaft 305. The detent 295 will thus be retracted from the position shown in Fig. 1'7, permitting the spring-pressed rod 287 to move in the directionindicated in dotted lines to actuate the clutch 26 through the clutch lever I88 and arm I93, and thus suddenly stop the machine. This safety featur prevents breakage of the punches, dies, or other parts of the machine.

Each of the products H, E2,.I3, M and it will be stripped from its respective punch by the stripper rings I29 associated with each of the respective dies, as bestillustratedin Fig. 18. The stripper rings I29 are assisted in their action by the compressed air mechanism, above described.

After the product it: has been forc d through the fifth die 81 and upon'the upper surface of the lower bolster section 59, the finger operating shift bar 238 and the rod 243 will cause the double arm fingers '23! to engage the product 115 and move it along the bolster 59 to a position beneath the sixth. punch 85 whereupon the sleeve Hi! will enter the product it and hold it while the punch 85 forces the product through the die 53.

When the sixth punch 85 rises, the first knockout rod M3 will engage the product it and raise it from the die 88 upwardly against the stripper ring Hit. The doublearm fingers'Z i'i will then move the product it beneath the seventh punch 89, which will draw the product It in the die 92. The second knockout. rod M3 will force the product I! through the die and the product will be stripped'from the punch 89 by the stripper ring M0. The product i"? will then be moved to a position beneath the bottom'forming punch by the next set of 'fingers iii'l. The product it after being drawn in the die 95 will be ejected therefrom by the knock-out rod M3, and stripped from'the punch Si! by the stripper ring Mil "cooperating therewith. The product it; will then be moved by the next set of transfer fingersiiii? to a position in between the cutting off punch 8i and the die 94 which cooperate to trim off the scrap rim 20 at the top of the shell i9. Thecompleted shell is will pass down through the die M and will drop into the delivery chute 951 below it while the scrap rim 2! is being stripped-from the punch at by the stripper ring Edd then blown into the scrap chute is? by a blast of compressed air. v v

It will be understood that if any of theproduots l5, it, ll, l8 and i9 become stuck and the fingers 237 areunable to freely move them, all fingers 231 will be held stationary,- and the shift bar 238 prevented from: being moved by the cam 254. The spring-pressed pin 2 38 will thus be caused to ride out 'of the notch 25% in the bar 238 and engage the overhanging portion 3H of the trip lever M5 to rock the latter upon its pivots Bit. The rocking of the trip lever 3E5 will cause the arm did to engage the finger 313 to rock the shaft whereby the detent 285 will be retracted to release the clutch 28 and stop the machine, as above described (see Fig. 17).

While there have been disclosed in this specification two forms in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that these forms are shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosures but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without depar ing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

In a. redraw press, a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies, a crank shaft for reciprocating said punches in unison, means to drive said crank shaft, means to stop said crank shaft driving means, said dies being successively stepped down, product pushers for simultaneous- 1y moving the products from each die to the next succeeding one, and means adapted to be operated by any one of said pushers to actuate said stopping means whenever a product becomes stuck between one die and the next succeeding one.

2. In a redraw press, a plurality of units, each unit comprising a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies disposed between a pair of adjacent upright frame members, a common crank shaft for all of said units having separate crank portions at each unit by which all the punches of said unit are rcciprccated, a source of power, a clutch to connect said crank shaft to said source of power, slidable transfer members to feed the products from each set of punches and dies to'the next succeeding set, a vertical shaft driven from said crank shaft, cam means actuated by saidvertical shaft to slide all of said transfer members in unison, and means adapted to be actuated by any one of said transfer members to release said clutch to disconnect said crank shaft from said source of power whenever the product of the preceding die becomes stuck below said die.

3. In a, redraw press, a plurality of units, each unit comprising a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies disposed between a pair of upright frame members, a common crank shaft for all of said units having separate crank porticns at each unit by which the punches of this unit are reciprocated, a die block for holding each die, a bolster section for supporting said die blocks, said bolster section having regularly stepped down die block seats, each of said die blocks seated on said bolster section having a portion underlying the next preceding die block and a surface to receive a product therefrom, means to slide the product received on the surface of each die block along said block to the die held thereby, the surface of each of said die blocks having a plurality of raised ribs with grooves formed between said ribs, said blocks being providedwith an opening leading from one of said grooves and through said block to drain lubricant therefrom.

'4. In a shell drawingpress, a plurality of die blocks located in staggered steppeddown relationship, each die block having a portion underlying the next preceding d-ie block, each of said portions being provided with a plurality of raised product receiving ribs with depressions between the same and an opening leading from the depressions and passing down through said die block portion to automatically remove lubricant therefrom.

5. In a redraw press, a plurality of cooperating punches and dies, a plurality of regularly staggered stepped down die blocks, one for holding each die, a slidable member for moving the products from each die along the die block holding the next succeeding die, means to reciprocate said punches, a power source, releasable means to connect said punch reciprocating means to the source of power, a reciprocable slide actuated in timed relation with the reciprocation of said punches, means to yieldingly connect each of said product moving slidable members to said slide whereby interference with the forward movement of any product moving member will cause the same to stop while the slide and the other slidable members continue, and means actuated by the rearward movement of said stopped product moving slidable member to actuate said releasable means to disconnect said punch reciprocating means from said source of power.

E. In a redraw press, a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies, a source of power, releasable means connected with said source of power to reciprocate said punches, a plurality of cam-operated slidablemembers adapted to move the products from each set of punches and dies to the next succeeding set, means to disconnect said releasable means from said source of power, and means responsive to the obstruction of any one of said slidable members to actuate said disconnecting means.

7. In a redraw press, a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies, a source of power, releasable means connected with said source of power to reciprocate said punches, a slidable member adapted to move a product from oneset of punches and dies to the next succeeding set, means to disconnect said releasable means from said source of power, and means actuated by said moved in one direction, a catch disposed in posireciprocating means from said source of power set respectively, a rod connected to said releasable means to release the same when said rod is moved in one direction, a retractable catch disposed in position to prevent such movement of said rod, each of said slidable product moving members being so connected to said catch as to retract the same in case the forward movement of any one of said slidable product moving members should be impeded.

10. In a shell drawing press, in combination, a punch, a die, a die holding block having a prodnot receiving surface in horizontal alinement with the face of said die, a slidable member to feed a product received on said surface into vertical alinement with said die, said member having a forked end to engage the product at spaced points thereon, a stop to limit the movement of the products and insure alinement with said die, and a pair of spring pressed fingers to frictionally engage said product and hold it in alined position with the die while the punch is operating thereon.

11. In a product drawing press, a source of power, a cooperating punch and die, means to reciprocate said punch through said die to draw a product therein, releasable means to connect and disconnect said punch reciprocating means with said source of power, a slidable member to remove the product after it has been drawn by said punch and die, and means actuated by said slidable member to operate said releasable member to disconnect said punch reciprocating means from said source of power when movement of said slidable member is obstructed.

12. In a shell drawing press, a plurality of horizontally alined dies, a like number of reciprocable punches associated with said dies, means to eject the products from said dies, slidable members to transfer said pro-ducts from one die to the next succeeding die, means to slide said members in timed relation with the reciprocation of said punches, said member sliding means including a horizontally slidable bar, a pivoted bell crank, a rod connected to one arm of said bell crank, said bar being slidably connected to the other arm of said bell crank, cam means to slide said bar, cam means to move said rod to rock said bell crank upon its pivot, a vertically disposed plate extending from the first of said dies to the last for uiding the products as they are moved by said members, and means actuated by said bell crank to move said plate away from said dies as products are being ejected therefrom.

13. In a redraw press having a plurality of staggered regularly stepped down dies, die holding blocks in the front portion of which said dies are mounted, a bolster having regularly stepped down seats to support said die holding blocks, each block having a rear portion adapted to underlie the front portion of the next preceding block and presenting a product receiving support below the preceding die, said support being formed of spaced apart raised ribs and an opening through said block to permit lubricant to flow therefrom.

14. In a redraw press having a plurality of staggered regularly stepped down dies, die holding blocks in the front portion of which said dies are mounted, a bolster having regularly stepped down seats to support said die holding blocks, each block having a rear portion adapted to underlie the front portion of the next preceding block and presenting a product receiving support below the preceding die, said support being formed of spaced apart raised ribs and an opening through said block to permit lubricant to flow therefrom, a forked pusher member adapted to engage and slide a product received on the support of each block into alined position with the die held thereby, and stop members to limit the movement of the product by said forked member.

15. In a redraw press having a plurality of staggered regularly stepped down dies, a like number of die holding blocks in the front portion of which said dies are mounted, a bolster having regularly stepped down seats to support said 'die holding blocks, each block having a rear portion adapted to underlie the front portion of the next preceding block and presenting a product receiving support below the preceding die, said support being formed of spaced apart raised pads, said block having openings to permit lubricant to flow therefrom, a forked pusher member adapted to engage and slide a product received on the support of each block into alined position with the die held thereby, stop members to limit the movement of the product by said forked member, and spring pressed fingers adapted to embrace each product and hold it frictionally in alinement with said die.

16, In a redraw press, a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies arranged in a line, a crank shaft for reciprocating said punches, plate members, means to drive said crank shaft, the dies being successively stepped down and each being supported by a removable plate member, a die block having a recess extending across the same to laterally receive said plate member, side members extending upwardly from said die block to support the next above plate member, and means to removably retain said plate memher in said recess in position to be supported by said die block side members.

17. In a redraw press, a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies arranged in a line, a crank shaft for reciprocating said punches, plate members, means to drive said crank shaft, the dies being successively stepped down and each being supported by a removable plate member, a die block having a recess extending across the same to laterally receive said plate member, side members extending upwardly from said die block to support the next above plate member, a removable plate in one of said side members on said block to permit removal of injured products therefrom, and means to removably retain said plate member in the recess in said die block in position to be supported by said die block side members.

18. In a redraw press, a plurality of units, each unit comprising a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies disposed between a pair of upright frame members, means at the top of said frame members to space them apart, a base plate extending between, supported by, and secured to each frame member, a first bolster section supported on said base plate, the dies of one unit being arranged on the same level with and supported by said first bolster section, a second bolster section supported by said first bolster section, the dies of another unit being arranged in stepped down relation with and supported by said second bolster section, and a common crank shaft for all of the units and extending across all of said frame members.

19. In a redraw press, a plurality of juxtaposed units, each unit comprising a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies disposed between a pair of upright frame members, a common crank shaft for all of said units and having separate crank portions at each unit by which the punches of the respective units are reciprocated, a bolster section having a series of stepped down supporting surfaces, a die block supported on each of the stepped down surfaces of said bolster section and having a portion overhanging the next below surface, each die block havin a rearwardly extending portion disposed beneath the overhanging portion of the next upper die block to support the same, and a die in each die block disposed to be supported by the rearwardly extending portion of the next below die block.

20. In a redraw press, a plurality of juxtaposed units, each unit comprising a plurality of sets of cooperating punches and dies disposed between a pair of upright frame members, a common crank shaft for all of said units and having separate crank portions at each unit by which the punch-es of the respective units are reciprocated, a bolster section having a series of stepped do supporting surfaces, a die block supported on each of the stepped down surfaces of said bolster section and having a portion overhanging the next below surface, each die block having upwardly extending side portions extending rearwardly to beneath the overhanging portion of the next upper die block to support the same, each die block having a recess extending across the overhanging portion thereof, and a die in the recess of each die block and disposed therein to be supported by the rearwardly extending side portions on the next below die block.

21. In a shell redrawing press, a plurality of horizontally alined dies, a plurality of reciprocable punches associated with said dies, means to upwardly eject the drawn products from said as they are moved by said slidable member, and

means to slide said member after the products have been ejected and to move said plate away from the dies before the products are ejected.

ZENAS P. CANDEE. JESSE B. BURTON. 

